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Object Number
998-16-50/12856
Display Title
Strip woven textile
Descriptions
Object Description
Cotton woven cloth is made of 14 narrow strips, each approx. 11 to 11.5 cm. wide; unbalanced palin weave, slightly warp-faced. Warps: Z spun singles, handspun; natural undyed with two tones of indigo dyed blue; 10-11 warps/p/cm in undyed warp regions; 14-15 warps/p/cm in blue dyed warp regions; with warps blue and natural, the cloth design is striped (vertically). Wefts: Z spun singles, handspun, all natural (undyed); 10-12 wefts/p/cm; stitching thread: 3 ply S handspun cotton; upper and lower edges are hem stitched with same 3 ply S cotton
Inventory Description
Textile, strip woven, blue and white stripes
Classification
- Woven
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1911-1916 ca.
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Sierra Leone
Africa / Liberia
Africa / Liberia
Materials
Cotton, Pigment, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 306 x 152 x 0.2 cm (120 1/2 x 59 13/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
998-16-50/12856
Credit Line
Gift of Norman Hurst
Provenance
Provenance
Manchester City Library
Collector
Reed Paige Clark
(1911-1916 ca.)
Donor
Norman Hurst
(7/22/98)
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